The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the heavens and that which comes in the night -- 1 And what shall teach thee what is the night-star? 2 The piercing star! 3 No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 4 Let the human reflect of what he is created. 5 He was created of a gushing fluid, 6 That issued from between the loins and ribs. 7 Verily He is Able to restore him, 8 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, 9 [man] will have no power, and no helper. 10 Consider the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Verily! This (the Quran) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil). 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 Therefore respite the unbelievers, and delay them for a while. 17